
Carmen Burbano
@burbanocarmen
Director of the World Food Programmeโs @SchoolMeals_ Division. Directora de la Divisiรณn de Alimentaciรณn Escolar del Programa Mundial de Alimentos de la ONU
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23-05-2013 16:05:55
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Thank you to President William Samoei Ruto, PhD and the #Kenya๐ฐ๐ช government for generously hosting the 2nd School Meals Coalition Coalition Ministerial Taskforce meeting. Kenya is making massive strides to reach 10 million children with #SchoolMeals, and weโre all behind you on this mission! ๐

The School Meals Coalition Coalition's taskforce has set 6 concrete priorities for #SchoolMeals on the trajectory towards the @G20org Alliance & the 2025 Global Ministerial in #Brazil. Your depth of expertise & leadership are sure to drive lasting change for our children & communities.


With 18 member governments, #Europe is a driving force in the School Meals Coalition Coalition. ย Along with 55M children receiving #SchoolMeals domestically, European nations also provide technical & financial support to many governments worldwide to enhance & scale national programmes.

As host of the Europe #SchoolMeals Summit, #Ukraine demonstrates remarkable leadership in advancing school nutrition.๐ ย Inspiring to see H.E. Olena Zelenska / ะะปะตะฝะฐ ะะตะปะตะฝััะบะฐ & government's efforts on the sustainable & resilient School Nutrition Reform since 2021 to support children & communities!

๐ข ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ | In ๐บ๐ฆ#Ukraine, European leaders gathered to strengthen #SchoolMeals on the local, regional & global levels. ๐ The summit featured rich discussions recognizing school meals as multi-sectoral investments to drive health, education, economic growth


Incredible seeing governments pledge to double #SchoolMeals reach to 150M children by 2030 at the @NoPovertyHunger #2030Sprints๐ง๐ท. This commitment doubles down on the School Meals Coalition Coalition's goals. Together, we're determined to turn this vision into reality for our children.


Happy to attend โThe School Meals Coalition: Status & Whatโs Nextโ side event at the margins of the 2nd Regular Session of the World Food Programme Executive Board on priorities set for 2025-2026 including new initiative School Meals Impact Accelerator for 2025. #SchoolMeals #WFP


Congratulations to Cambodia, the Philippines & South Korea for co-hosting the Southeast Asia School Meals Coalition Summit. Regional collaboration is vital for building resilient #SchoolMeals which can transform local food systems and protect children & communities from climate shocks.

Joined ๐ง๐ท, ๐ซ๐ฎ, ๐ซ๐ท, and ๐ฐ๐ช on the #SchoolMealsCoalition panel during the World Food Programme Executive Board. For over 20 years, the U.S. has led in delivering school meals, with 5.5B meals provided in 48 countries. By bringing in new partners we have the opportunity to reach millions more


Un placer reunirnos con Kandya Obezo, Viceministra de Asuntos Multilaterales, Ministerio de Rel. Exteriores, Colombia, y su equipo, para seguir trabajando juntos en #AlimentaciรณnEscolar y #ProtecciรณnSocial, incl. en respuesta a desastres naturales, con WFP Espaรฑol y School Meals Coalition

รvรฉnement en marge du Conseil dโadministration du PAM (WFP in French) sur les progrรจs de la Coalition pour lโalimentation scolaire School Meals Coalition . La ๐ซ๐ท en est coprรฉsidente aux cรดtรฉs du ๐ง๐ท & de ๐ซ๐ฎ. โก๏ธ Lโoccasion de cรฉlรฉbrer les plus de 1๏ธโฃ0๏ธโฃ0๏ธโฃ pays membres & dโaborder les prioritรฉs 2025-2026


#SchoolMeals represent 70% of public food systemsโtransforming how this massive amount of meals are cooked can positively impact community health & the environment. Great seeing H.E. William Samoei Ruto, PhD๐ฐ๐ช & The Rockefeller Foundation Dr. Rajiv J. Shah lead by example & prove partnerships are key!

To put children first, we need national leadership to build strong, lasting #SchoolMeals: โ๏ธ 100+ govs in the School Meals Coalition Coalition embed meals in policies & budgets. โ๏ธ World Food Programme helped 50+ govs take charge & works with more to strengthen policies, funding & capacity. #ISMD2025


Breaking news: United Nations๐บ๐ณ resolution formally recognizes School Meals Coalition and the role of the Coalition. Incredible to witness political will at the highest level of international governanceโwith the support of the 100+ Coalition Member States already leading this effort! ๐ #N4GParis

Powerful step from The Rockefeller Foundation Dr. Rajiv J. Shah: a $100M commitment to reach 100 million children with nutritious #SchoolMeals! This is what it takes: strategic investments to help governments build national systems that can drive sustainable & lasting change for children. #N4GParis

Congratulations to #Slovenia ๐ธ๐ฎ on making strong commitments to advance #SchoolMeals domestically & globally! With decades of experience, this is a leap forward under the leadership of H.E. Tanja Fajon MFEA Slovenia towards ensuring our children have the nutrition they need to thrive.


๐ #WHA78 marked the 1st discussion of #SchoolMeals at the World Health Assembly. โก๏ธ At a ministerial side event hosted by #Ukraine ๐บ๐ฆ with UNICEF, Food and Agriculture Organization, World Health Organization (WHO), #France ๐ซ๐ท, #Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ & #Japan ๐ฏ๐ต, #SchoolMeals were discussed as key investments in children's health & education.



๐ข ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐: Over half a million more children to get free nutritious #SchoolMeals every day in the #UnitedKingdom๐ฌ๐ง starting September 2026, as part of Department for Education's plans to break down barriers to opportunity and give children a fair start in life. This historic
